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IPL playoff eliminations: Which team crashed out first in every IPL season? originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Deccan Chargers hold the record for being the first team eliminated in three different IPL seasons.
- Giants like CSK, RCB, and Mumbai Indians have crashed out first in at least one season.
- Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals have never been the first team eliminated in any IPL season.
Which teams were eliminated first in each IPL season?
The IPL 2026 season has already claimed its first casualties. Lucknow Super Giants were officially eliminated on May 10 after losing to Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium: a result that sealed their fate with three matches still to play.
Hours later, the Mumbai Indians followed, knocked out by defending champions RCB in Raipur. Both sides are stranded at just six points from 11 matches with no chances of playoffs anymore.
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Here is the full list of every team that has had the misfortune of being first eliminated across all 19 IPL seasons:
| Season | First Team Eliminated |
| 2008 | Deccan Chargers |
| 2009 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2010 | Punjab Kings |
| 2011 | Deccan Chargers |
| 2012 | Deccan Chargers |
| 2013 | Pune Warriors India |
| 2014 | Delhi Capitals |
| 2015 | Punjab Kings |
| 2016 | Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 2017 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| 2018 | Delhi Capitals |
| 2019 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| 2020 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2021 | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2022 | Mumbai Indians |
| 2023 | Delhi Capitals |
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians |
| 2025 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2026 | Lucknow Super Giants |
Which IPL team have been eliminated first most times?
| Times First Eliminated | Team |
| 3 times | Deccan Chargers (2008, 2011, 2012) |
| = | Delhi Capitals (2014, 2018, 2023) |
| 2 times | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2017, 2019) |
| = | Mumbai Indians (2022, 2024) |
| = | Chennai Super Kings (2020, 2025) |
| = | Punjab Kings (2010, 2015) |
Deccan Chargers and Delhi Capitals both share the unwanted record of three first eliminations each, though the Chargers did so in just five seasons of existence, making their record arguably more damning.
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Which teams have never been the first to be eliminated in an IPL season?
For all the drama surrounding early eliminations, some franchises have managed to avoid the embarrassment of being the first side knocked out in IPL history. As of 2026, two current teams have never held that distinction:
Gujarat Titans: The newest entrant among this group, GT have been one of the most consistent teams since their debut in 2022, reaching the final in each of their first two seasons. They have never come close to being the first to be eliminated.
Rajasthan Royals — The inaugural IPL champions have had several difficult seasons over the years, but have never been the first side mathematically out of contention in any edition of the tournament.
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